Dear IRR News subscriber, Over the last couple of weeks, national media interest in the post-Brexit surge in racist incidents has declined. But the local media continues to give us a picture of the situation across the country, showing that acts of abuse and intimidation of people perceived as ‘foreign’ and with ‘no right to
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Post-Brexit racism update
Below we present an update of racially motivated attacks and other incidents of harassment that have taken place since the Brexit result, which indicate the types of attacks taking place across the UK. But of course, this account is in no way exhaustive. 26 June: The home of an Asian family in Chelmsford has eggs thrown at
Calendar of racism and resistance (8 – 21 July 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence and harassment 8 July: A 20-year-old and two teenagers are charged with ABH and racially aggravated bodily harm after an attack on a taxi driver on 8 April at Wokingham station which left him with a fractured
IRR News 24 June – 7 July 2016
Dear IRR News subscriber, The upsurge in violence against migrants and BAME communities after the EU referendum has been well documented. And this week on IRR News, we record a number of attacks and other incidents of harassment that have taken place across the UK. This overview is not exhaustive. But it does provide an
Post-Brexit racism
Below we present an overview of racially motivated attacks and other incidents of harassment that have taken place since the Brexit result, which indicate the types of attacks taking place across the UK. But of course, this account is in no way exhaustive. 24 June: A Polish man in Yeovil is approached by two men who,
Calendar of racism and resistance (24 June – 7 July 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence & harassment 21 June: Police appeal for information on a racist attack on 16 June, during the Wales v England Euro 2016 football game, where a man from UAE suffered facial injuries. Three men were arrested and
Race and class: the colour of struggle
The latest issue of Race & Class is devoted to black political struggle in the UK 1950s-1980s. Race and class: the colour of struggle, 1950s-1980s, edited by Jenny Bourne, brings together the voices of unsung political heroes of the time, groundbreaking new research, and campaigning material from the archives, providing readers with key resources on
Reuniting separated families
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) has launched a CrowdJustice campaign aimed at securing funding for their Separated Families project. Each year, BID helps reunite around 100 families who have been separated by immigration detention. Every year, the government detains over 30,000 people for immigration purposes, routinely separating mothers and fathers from their children. According to
Brexit and xeno-racism – help us to build the national picture
Dear IRR News subscribers, After years and years of struggle against racial hostility to new migrant communities, we are back there again – albeit post Brexit, which, seemingly, has taken the shame out of racism. And now, just like in the 1970s, communities up and down the country are experiencing an upsurge in racist and
Submission to the Labour Party Inquiry into anti-Semitism and other forms of racism
The IRR publishes its submission to the Labour Party Inquiry into anti-Semitism and other forms of racism, including Islamophobia. You can read the submission here. Related links Read the IRR’s submission to the Labour Party Inquiry into anti-Semitism and other forms of racism IRR News: Anti-Semitism – thought or deed?